Nawazuddin Siddiqui reveals why he worked as a watchman despite having money, says 'main gareeb..'

In a recent interview, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui discussed his struggles and said that, although he did not come from a poor family, he chose to work as a watchman instead of taking money from them. Want to know more about what he said? Scroll down!

Nawazuddin Siddiqui talks about his struggles

Speaking to Shubhankar Mishra during an interview, he said, ¡°Meri shakal soorat aisi thi, main gareeb toh nahi tha (My face is like that, but I was never poor. That¡¯s because I would not take money from home. There was money at home always, thoda bohot paisa tha (it was manageable)¡­ but I didn¡¯t want to take money from my family because I was doing a job of my choice (acting) without even telling them."

He further added, "My parents were always ready to give me money, they¡¯d say, ¡®kuch problem ho toh le le (if you have problems, take money from us). You aren¡¯t asking for any money and we don¡¯t even know what you are doing¡¯.¡±

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui says people should not marry

Nawazuddin Siddiqui stated that it is not necessary for someone to be married in the first place during his appearance on the most recent episode of The Ranveer Show, which is presented by Ranveer Allahbadia.

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He said, ¡°Mein bolna toh chahta hun but pata nahi galat niklega ya nahi¡­ [shaadi] nahi karni chahiye. Zaroori kya hein shaadi karne ki? Agar apko pyaar hein toh bina shaadi ke bhi reh sakta hei aadmi. Shaadi ke baad na bahoot taken for granted lene lagte he ek dusre ko. Ye toh meri property he, ye to mera he¡­ is tareeke ka hone lagta hai (What is the need to get married? If you are in love, it can prosper even without marriage. After marriage, people start taking each other for granted. That property, that thing are mine... it happens like that)."

He went on to add, "Agar aap shaadi-shuda nahi he aur ap apne girlfriend se milte hein na ap bahot pyaar se milte hein. Kahi na kahi shaadi ke baad woh khatam hone lagta he (If you are not married, and you have a girlfriend, then you meet each other with a lot of love. After marriage, that starts diminishing. Kids come in the picture and that feeling ends).¡±

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For the unversed, Nawazuddin was recently seen in the crime thriller Rautu Ka Raaz. Along with Atul Tiwari, Rajesh Kumar, and Narayani Shastri, the film is a criminal mystery drama. Anand Surapur is the director, and Umesh Kr Bansal, Zee Studios, Phat Phish Records, and Chintu Srivastava are the producers. It released on Zee5 on June 28.